The Great Quiz of English year 8

Question 1

Who was Thomas Edison?

Accepted Answer

a succesfull inventor of new technology in the USA

Question 2

If there is a hurricane - what is happending?

Accepted Answer

there are strong winds

Question 3

What is the imfamous prison island called in San Fransisco?

Accepted Answer

Alcatraz

Question 4

Who held a famous speech known by the phrase "I have a Dream"

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King

Question 5

What is the largest state of the US?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 6

Who was Amelia Earhart?

Accepted Answer

one of the first people to fly an airplane across the Atlantic

Question 7

Where do you usually find the washing maschine in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

kitchen

Question 8

What European reached the West Indies first? (that we know of)

Accepted Answer

Christoffer Columbus

Question 9

What was one of the main products exported from the West indies in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

sugar

Question 10

What type of public transportation is San Francisco famous for?

Accepted Answer

cable cars

Question 11

Who was Rosa Parks?

Accepted Answer

a famous African American civil rights activist.

Question 12

choose the American version of the word

Accepted Answer

subway

Question 13

how many slaves were taken from West Africa between 1700 and 1807?

Accepted Answer

4 million

Question 14

Which is the British spelling?

Accepted Answer

colour

Question 15

What is Silicon Valley famous for?

Accepted Answer

high-tech and social media companies

Question 16

What was the name of the main character in the book we read?

Accepted Answer

Coraline

Question 17

when did Europeans start to arrive in larger numbers in North America?

Accepted Answer

1600s

Question 18

Within which fields do a lot of people work in the West Indies?

Accepted Answer

fishing, tourism

Question 19

choose the American version of the word

Accepted Answer

purse

Question 20

What is the name of the current monarch of the UK?

Accepted Answer

Charles III

Question 21

what are "pommes" called in British English?

Accepted Answer

chips

Question 22

choose the American version of the word

Accepted Answer

faucet

Question 23

What does "take a rain check" mean?

Accepted Answer

decide to do something another time

Question 24

choose the American version of the word

Accepted Answer

fall

Question 25

What is the name of the famous bridge in San Fransisco?

Accepted Answer

Golden Gate Bride

Question 26

Which of these locations are NOT in Florida?

Accepted Answer

Yosemite National Park

Question 27

What social media platform is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

Tiktok

Question 28

What was the author&#x27;s name?

Accepted Answer

Neil Gaiman

Question 29

choose the American version of the word

Accepted Answer

cell

The Great Quiz of English year 8

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